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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sam and Bando eat for dinner in "I Learn About Birds and People"?

2. After Sam set up Halloween treats for his animal neighbors, what did he have for lunch the next day?

3. In "I Learn About Birds and People," when did Sam think people would be back looking for him?

4. On what day did Baron Weasel look moldy?

5. What did Sam hear from the edge of the road as he walked home in "Trouble Begins"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sam's dad react when he first sees Frightful?

2. What preparations does Sam make for Christmas dinner when Bando will come?

3. Where does Sam get wood and store it in "I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

4. How does Sam describe his day in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

5. Why didn't Sam light a fire while he worked on the first deer he got that a hunter couldn't find?

6. What was different about the Baron on October 15?

7. How are the chickadees like people that Sam knew on Third Avenue in New York?

8. How is Sam described by Mrs. Fielder in an article written about a wild boy in the mountains?

9. Why is winter as exciting as summer - or maybe even more so - for Sam?

10. What does Sam say is the nicest part of his day in "I Have a Good Look at Winter and Find Spring in the Snow"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Sam states that he is not a runaway any longer. Why isn't Sam a runaway by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Sam had experienced loneliness in the fall. Why didn't Sam experience loneliness in the winter?

Essay Topic 3

Sam was lonely at times. How did Sam deal with his loneliness?

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